I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1372: Chapter 530: The Empress’s Betrayal! Her Secret Exposed!

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Chen Mo was a little confused and it took him a while to react.

The surroundings were dimly lit, the space was cramped, with bedding stacked around; there was a faint scent of sandalwood, likely indicating they were inside a standing wardrobe.

"Shh..."

The Empress covered his mouth and whispered, "Don’t make a sound, there’s someone outside..."

Chen Mo spread out his Divine Sense to investigate and found Lin Jingzhu and Lady Jinyun sitting on chairs chatting, only about ten meters away, and it seemed they had no intention of leaving anytime soon.

This scene seemed familiar.

Back then at the Lin Residence, it was he and the Empress who were blocked in the wardrobe by Lady Jinyun, setting the tone for their relationship.

Now the past was replaying, except this time, he was the one being forced...

"Your Highness, what’s going on?" Chen Mo whispered.

The Empress’s cheeks flushed, and she softly said, "Earlier I saw you hadn’t woken up for a long time, so I wanted to test the effects of the transformation, but then Zhu’er and Jinyun suddenly came, and in a rush, I had to hide here..."

"Test effects?" Chen Mo slightly raised his eyebrows.

If it were just as she said, the Empress wouldn’t need to be so nervous.

Realizing his clothes were disheveled and his leather belt was missing, a sense of comprehension arose in his heart, and he chuckled, "Your Highness couldn’t possibly want a little midnight snack, could you?"

"Nonsense, with our relationship, how could it be considered sneaking?"

The Empress spat, but when faced with Chen Mo’s playful gaze, she inexplicably felt guilty and mumbled, "It’s just that after the Dragon Blood transformation, something feels strange and it’s really hard to resist..."

Chen Mo suddenly understood.

He almost forgot about this.

The pure Dragon Clan blood inherently has a strong attraction among itself.

And the blood the Empress absorbed came from him, fused with his unique Dao Power, essentially marking her with a "special stamp" ... plus, the two of them were already fond of each other, so losing self-control momentarily was quite normal.

"That was my oversight." Chen Mo scratched his head and said, "I’ll escort Your Highness out now."

Lady Jinyun had no cultivation, and Lin Jingzhu was merely at the Peak of Transcendence. With the Purple Extreme Cave Heaven providing cover, even walking boldly past them, they wouldn’t be discovered.

"There’s no hurry." The Empress blinked and said, "It’s a rare opportunity, I’m curious to hear what Jinyun and Zhu’er secretly say about me."

Saying that, she pressed her ear to the crack in the door, intently eavesdropping.

"..."

Chen Mo was a bit helpless, but he had to let her be.

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"Mother, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Jingzhu furrowed her brows in confusion, "What do you mean by Auntie and Chen Mo’s relationship is not simple?"

Lady Jinyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Don’t you think the Empress is a bit too concerned about Chen Mo?"

"So what?" Lin Jingzhu said matter-of-factly, "Chen Mo is the youngest Grandmaster in all of the Great Yuan, has solved many major cases, and has achievements that aid the dragon. It’s normal for Auntie to value him highly, isn’t it?"

"Value him enough to let him reside in the Central Palace every night? Value him enough to travel to the Southern Border for him? Value him enough to openly break ties with the Emperor over him?" Lady Jinyun shook her head, "This has long exceeded the bounds of a normal sovereign-subject relationship."

"Hmm?"

Lin Jingzhu was taken aback, "When did Auntie go to the Southern Border?"

"Previously, Chen Mo went to the Southern Border to investigate the Gu God Sect, and not long after, the Princess left the Capital City with people, heading to Bailu City."

"Coincidentally, the next day, the Empress claimed to have caught a cold and suspended court meetings for a full half month."

"When I learned of this, I went to the palace to visit the Empress, but I didn’t even get to see her face, and Sun Senior Palace Lady, who always follows her, was also missing. I guessed that the Empress must have secretly left the palace."

"These events linked together, the answer becomes self-evident..."

"And this time, the destruction of the Observatory, a matter that shakes the nation’s foundation, yet the Empress doesn’t concern herself with Qianji Palace, instead sending Eunuch Jin to guard the Chen Family, it’s clear that this is..."

Lady Jinyun trailed off.

Lin Jingzhu’s brows furrowed tighter, with her keen insight, she had long noticed something was off between Chen Mo and the Empress, but had only assumed the Empress was competing with Consort Yu for him, not connecting the dots in this direction.

Now, after listening to Lady Jinyun, the unease hidden in her heart surged, and she forced a smile as she said:

"Even so, that doesn’t prove anything, Auntie and Chen Mo have such a big age difference, and she’s the Eastern Palace Empress, it couldn’t be... could it?"

Lady Jinyun said helplessly, "Although I call the Empress sister due to status, in reality, she’s younger than me, probably only about ten years apart from Chen Mo. Cultivators often live for hundreds of years, a ten-year gap is nothing."

"Moreover, His Majesty has been seriously ill for many years, not visiting the harem for so long that it’s hardly different from being a widow, to be blunt."

"I once advised her, while she’s still young, to find a concubine for some solace, at least she won’t be too lonely in this deep palace."

"Who would have thought she’d choose..."

Seeing Lin Jingzhu’s pale face, Lady Jinyun stopped talking and sighed, "Of course, this is just my speculation, not necessarily true, don’t be too upset, Mother can find you someone else..."

"Three-legged toads are hard to find, but aren’t there plenty of two-legged men?"

That’s what she said, but Jinyun knew clearly in her heart that aside from that kid from the Chen Family, there’s probably no second person in the world who could catch Lin Jingzhu’s eye.